Tuesday, August 9, 2011

bridal shower cookies

Two years ago, I made these "H" and "M" cookies (in the picture below) as favors for my friend Helen's bridal shower - "H" for Helen, and "M" for her husband Mike.

I decorated them with yellow and navy royal icing to match the color scheme of their wedding. Then I wrapped them in cellophane bags, and tied them with raffia and a custom favor tag.

Helen liked the cookies so much that she asked me to make them again for her out-of-town wedding guests and wedding party - she was putting together a welcome package for all of them and wanted to include these cookies. So I made the cookies again for her out-of-town wedding guests, and slipper (flip-flop) cookies for her wedding party.

Recently, Helen asked me to make cookies again, this time for a bridal shower she was planning for her friend Irene. She initially wanted "I" and "I" cookies (for Irene and Ivan), but after I saw their wedding website, which had a floral theme, I sent Helen a picture of my flower cookieswhich I had just made for a friend's daughter's birthday party. We decided that I would do half of them flower cookies, and half of them "I" cookies, in the bride's color scheme of vintage pink, cream, and yellow.

When the time came to make the cookies, I got out my alphabet cookie cutter set and searched for the "I". To my dismay, it was not the kind of "I" that had top and bottom lines - instead it just looked like a long, skinny rectangle! I immediately asked my husband if he could make me a custom "I" cookie cutter. Lucky for me, he made it (out of a soda can) that same hour! (Thanks hubby! You're the best!)

After I finally baked the cookies, I decorated them with pink and cream royal icing, and added my accents - yellow centers for the flowers, and tiny yellow hearts on each "I".

I hope Helen and everyone at the bridal shower liked the cookies! Congratulations Irene and Ivan!!!